render

¹ American  

[ren-der] / ˈrɛn dər /

verb (used with object)

• renders,
  present (3rd person singular)
• rendered,
  past participle,  past
• rendering
  present participle

1. to cause to be or become; make.

   to render someone helpless.

2. to do; perform.

   to render a service.

3. to furnish; provide.

   to render aid.

   Synonyms:

   afford, contribute, supply, give

4. to exhibit or show (obedience, attention, etc.).

   Synonyms:

   demonstrate

5. to present for consideration, approval, payment, action, etc., as an account.

6. to return; to make (a payment in money, kind, or service) as by a tenant to a superior.

   knights rendering military service to the lord.

7. to pay as due (a tax, tribute, etc.).

8. to deliver formally or officially; hand down.

   to render a verdict.

9. to translate into another language.

   to render French poems into English.

10. to represent; depict, as in painting.

    to render a landscape.

11. to represent (a perspective view of a projected building) in drawing or painting.

12. to bring out the meaning of by performance or execution; interpret, as a part in a drama or a piece of music.

13. Digital Technology.

    1. to use the processing power of computer hardware and software to synthesize (the components of an image or animation) in a final graphic output.

       I’m able to render the lighting in this scene much faster now, thanks to my new graphics card.

    2. to load (game assets) in a video game, displaying objects, textures, geometry, lighting, etc., on screen in their complete intended form: The game is still playable even if the textures in the environment aren’t always rendered right.

       My laggy connection didn’t render the enemies until I was basically standing on top of them.

       The game is still playable even if the textures in the environment aren’t always rendered right.

14. to give in return or requital.

    to render good for evil.

15. to give back; restore (often followed byback ).

16. to send (a suspected criminal) abroad; subject to rendition.

17. to give up; surrender.

    Synonyms:

    yield, cede

18. Building Trades. to cover (masonry) with a first coat of plaster.

19. to melt down; extract the impurities from by melting.

    to render fat.

20. to process, as for industrial use.

    to render livestock carcasses.

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verb (used without object)

• renders,
  present (3rd person singular)
• rendered,
  past participle,  past
• rendering
  present participle

1. to provide due reward.

2. to separate oil from fat, blubber, etc., by melting.

3. Digital Technology. (of assets in a video game) to load so they are visible to the player in their complete intended form.

   There is a long delay before the geometry renders when I change zones, so sometimes I find my character walking in place up against a wall when the world finally loads.

noun

1. Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.

render ² American  

[ren-der] / ˈrɛn dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that rends or tears something apart forcefully or violently.

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render British  

/ ˈrɛndə /

verb

1. to present or submit (accounts, etc) for payment, approval, or action

2. to give or provide (aid, charity, a service, etc)

3. to show (obedience), as due or expected

4. to give or exchange, as by way of return or requital

   to render blow for blow

5. to cause to become

   grief had rendered him simple-minded

6. to deliver (a verdict or opinion) formally

7. to portray or depict (something), as in painting, music, or acting

8. computing to use colour and shading to make a digital image look three-dimensional and solid

9. to translate (something) into another language or form

10. (sometimes foll by up) to yield or give

    the tomb rendered up its secret

11. (often foll by back) to return (something); give back

12. to cover the surface of (brickwork, stone, etc) with a coat of plaster

13. (often foll by down) to extract (fat) from (meat) by melting

14. nautical

    1. to reeve (a line)

    2. to slacken (a rope, etc)

15. history (of a feudal tenant) to make (payment) in money, goods, or services to one's overlord

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noun

1. a first thin coat of plaster applied to a surface

2. history a payment in money, goods, or services made by a feudal tenant to his lord

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• renderer
  noun
• renderable
  adjective
• unrenderable
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• rendering
  present
• rendered
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• render
  simple
• renders
  simple
• have rendered
  perfect
• has rendered
  perfect
• am rendering
  progressive
• are rendering
  progressive
• is rendering
  progressive
• have been rendering
  perfect progressive
• has been rendering
  perfect progressive

Past

• rendered
  simple
• had rendered
  perfect
• was rendering
  progressive
• were rendering
  progressive
• had been rendering
  perfect progressive

Future

• will render
  simple
• will have rendered
  perfect
• will be rendering
  progressive
• will have been rendering
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of render¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English rendren, from Middle French rendre, from unattested Vulgar Latin rendere, alteration (formed by analogy with prendere “to take”) of Latin reddere “to give back,” equivalent to red- prefix meaning “again” or “again and again” + -dere, combining form of dare “to give”; see red-

Origin of render²

First recorded in 1580–90; rend + -er ¹

Explanation

Render is a synonym of "make" — technically it means "cause to become." An illness might render you unable to walk, or a shocking sight might render you speechless. Another basic meaning of the verb render is to give, present, or perform something: you could render assistance to someone in need, for example. And a specialized sense is to formally declare a verdict in a court case. Render derives from the Latin verb reddere, "to restore," from the prefix re-, "back," plus dare, "to give."

Example Sentences

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"We still have to investigate to what extent bacteria might help to render uranium harmless for remediation purposes."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Such long-lasting events worsen the stress heat puts on people’s bodies, and so does humidity, which can also render some solutions like taking cover in the shade less effective, Turner said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Jackson didn’t render an ultimate decision on this question, but strongly suggested that she would side with a transgender litigant who presented this argument in a future case.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

"While it is very likely that the RSF will attack the city, this logistical lifeline and reinforcements render a complete RSF takeover improbable," she said in a report released on 30 June.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Any lethal attack would merely render him deadish, and an ambudrone would arrive within minutes to take him to be revived.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

But after combing through the info we do have, Slate’s Heather Schwedel renders this brutally honest verdict.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

While he renders all appropriately, he’s aware that his perspective remains that of a white Western man.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Cather renders Don’s roiling inner life with compassion as he struggles to arrive at a firmer sense of himself and his art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The Book of Exodus famously renders this principle as “an eye for an eye,” making revenge anatomical, as if it were as natural as we are.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

One of the cooks renders cooking fat with herbs to rub into our chapped skin.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

He said the deal takes "a step-by-step approach" meaning: "If there is verified decommissioning of weapons, that they are taken away from the factions and stored and ultimately rendered unusable, Israel then withdraws from Gaza."

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Vanguard said the main engine and steering gear were "rendered inoperable", adding that the crew was accounted for.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

To be sure, Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse – such as providers billing Medicaid for services that are unnecessary or never rendered – are very real problems that cost taxpayers billions of dollars annually.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Haunting and powerful, her paintings, particularly those from the past decade, reveal her strong affinity with Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and other artists who rendered the human form with febrile expressivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Or at least that is how it is nearly always rendered.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Fittingly, the art on the album’s cover is a 15th-century rendering of a knight on a quest, and the outcome of quests are notoriously unpredictable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The effect would have been the opposite in prior years, rendering two successive decreases in citywide homelessness marginally less impressive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

At just 20 years old, Nomark offers his 500,000 Instagram followers a how-to guide for rendering the cameras useless, raising awareness about the devices.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

I scroll through the portraits he’d emailed me: two women laughing, a family smiling, and my personal favorite, a pop-artish rendering of Gigi Hadid.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ought she lie, and say some horrible fate had befallen her speech, thus rendering it unspeakable?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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